I think, makes a lot of sense and ought to be our philosophical underpinnings in this area.

They do not want this to be the only measure of their education, but they want it to be one measure.

This scourge has been debated for it seems like longer than--a longer running debate than the Trojan War.

This is a view that I very much share, and what is striking is outside the Senate--outside the Senate--security and economic thinkers, our leading thinkers of both political parties, say this is exactly the time for a long-term strategy.

I appreciate the approach the Administration is talking about, and this, in my view, Mr. Secretary, would be a transformation of Federal education policy.

today I am pleased to introduce, with my colleague Lisa Murkowski, the Ranking Member on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and at the request of the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island, CNMI, Gregorio…

this is to advise you that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a business meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at 9:45 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of the business…

Ensuring that the Congress has the documents and information it needs to conduct robust oversight is central to our democracy.

It's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an American without checks and balances that's so troubling.

Every American has the right to know when their government believes it's allowed to kill them.

I hope you'll go back to the White House and convey to them the message that the Justice Department is not yet following through on the President's commitment.

this is what you need to preserve a republic.

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m…

For Senator Merkley and I, we take special pride in this nominee.

He has tutored them, he has been a mentor to them.

Thank you, Madame Chair. I want to say how pleasurable it is to refer to you as Madame Chair.

I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments…

I ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment which is at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Wyden], for himself, Mr. Udall of…

given the events of yesterday, this is the last opportunity for the next 5 years for the Congress to exercise a modest measure of real oversight over this intelligence surveillance law. Here is why. Colleagues, it is not real oversight…

I thank my colleague from Colorado. He has been a wonderful partner in this effort to strike a balance between security and liberty. I look forward to working with him in the days ahead. Mr. President, how much time remains on each side…

I say this with the greatest respect to the distinguished chair of the committee--with whom I have worked cooperatively on so many issues--that when she said this amendment seeks to publish names, I would just like to say that is simply…

parliamentary inquiry: Can I yield to Senator Merkley time from general debate in order to let him complete his remarks? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. With the unanimous consent of the Senate.

I thank my colleague. He is making an important point. I have sat next to Senator Feinstein in the Intelligence Committee now for 12 years, and I think all of us--and we have had chairs on both sides of the aisle--understand how important…

I thank my friend. Just one last point with respect to this technology conference where so many people walked away and thought their privacy was being protected by strong legal protections. General Alexander made additional confusing…

Absent the information we are seeking to get under the amendment I am going to offer, I do not think it is possible for a Senator to respond to the question. The issue for an individual Senator would be: Do you know whether anyone has ever…